National poll: Clinton edges Trump by 2 points

Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonClinton: 'I'm ready to come out of the woods' Brazile: Sending Clinton town hall topics ‘mistake I will forever regret’ Fox’s Shep Smith: Fox can’t confirm analyst’s claim that UK helped Obama spy on Trump MORE holds a 2-point lead over Donald TrumpDonald TrumpNumber of Mexicans detained at Canadian border spikes: report Trump Organization will make its first donation to Treasury in 2018: report Justice Dept to send immigration judges to cities to speed up deportations: report MORE as the presidential race tightens, a new national poll finds.

A Fox News poll released Wednesday found that the Democratic nominee leads her GOP counterpart 41 percent to 39 percent, which is within the survey’s margin of error. Libertarian nominee Gary JohnsonGary JohnsonTrump’s early economic success reveals Obama failures, could presage 2020 landslide Trump taps former congresswoman for Air Force secretary Other states should join Jerry Brown's California resistance MORE garners 9 percent, while Green Party nominee Jill Stein takes 4 percent.

Johnson and Stein siphon away more of Clinton’s support than Trump’s in a four-way contest. When it’s a two-way race, Clinton’s lead expands to 6 points, 48 percent to 42 percent.

Clinton’s lead has shrunk compared to the same poll from earlier this month that had her up by 10 points. That survey came after the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia late last month and Trump’s feud with the Muslim parents of a slain U.S. soldier.

A RealClearPolitics national polling average has the former secretary of State leading by less than 5 points.

The poll was conducted from Aug. 28 to 30 and surveyed 1,011 registered voters via phone. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.